NHN Japan, the local arm of South Korean web giant NHN and operator of online gaming portal Hangame, is planning to seriously step up game development for smartphones, especially on Android. Japan’s biggest business daily, The Nikkei, is reporting that NHN in Korea has set up a 100-people team that’s supposed to create the titles,… Continue reading NHN Plans To Flood Japan With Smartphone Games
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NHN Japan Buys Livedoor By $67 Million
Both NHN Japan and Livedoor confirmed NHN Japan’s purchase Livedoor from Livedoor Holdings. NHN Japan and Livedoor’s press conference starts 6:05 p.m. Japan Standard Time, broadcast also on Ustream. Video streaming by Ustream NHN Japan president Akira Morikawa(on your left) and Livedoor president Takeshi Idezawa. Morikawa explained that NHN Japan group runs Hangame and Naver… Continue reading NHN Japan Buys Livedoor By $67 Million
Livedoor To Be Acquired By Korea’s Largest Search Portal Site
Several news sources report, LDH[J] (Livedoor Holdings, ex-Livedoor) is now in the final phase to be acquired by NHN, South Korea’s largest provider in the Internet portal service. The sales value of LDH’s capitalization is considered between USD75M and 85M, which will be fixed mid-April. NHN shares 60% of user access to all search portal… Continue reading Livedoor To Be Acquired By Korea’s Largest Search Portal Site
Hangame: Japan’s No. 1 online gaming site
Japan is known as the world’s No. 1 producer of high quality video games. After all, companies such as Nintendo, Sony (Playstation) or Sega are rooted in this country. In the light of this, it seems strange that the leading online game service in Japan comes from Korea: Hangame (only accessible with IE). At certain… Continue reading Hangame: Japan’s No. 1 online gaming site